older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to shake one's head (in denial)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to throw into; to toss into
nice; likeable; desirable
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
as you can imagine; as you might guess
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student